Bears Trade #1 Draft Pick To Carolina Panthers, Anthony Richardson To Panthers?

The Bears and Panthers have completed a historic trade that nets the Carolina Panthers the #1 overall draft pick, and the Bears move down to #9. Chicago also received WR DJ Moore, two additional 2nds, and next year’s 1st round pick.

Who will Carolina draft #1? Likely Anthony Richardson the big QB out of Florida.

The Chicago Bears are trading the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for four draft picks and wide receiver DJ Moore, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

If you remember, it was yours truly who was the first mock draft in the world who placed Richardson #1 overall on a published mock. Why did I do that? Simply because I watched the Florida-Tennessee game and saw a carbon copy of Wyoming Josh Allen in Richardson, who did everything he could to will his team to a W.

Richardson tore up the combine and the scouts have all come around to his limitless potential. Richardson has a LONG way to go, but just like Josh Allen if he gets the right coaches his physical potential will make him a top 10 QB one day.

We’ll see what Carolina does but it’s pretty much a two man race between Richardson and CJ Stroud now.